2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference Southland Conference
2016 record 7–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach Ron Roberts (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Matt Barrett (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (5th year)
Home stadium Strawberry Stadium
(Capacity: 7,408)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Sam Houston State $^   9 0         12 0  
#11 Central Arkansas ^   8 1         10 3  
SE Louisiana   7 2         7 4  
McNeese State   5 4         6 5  
Nicholls State   5 4         5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5         5 6  
Houston Baptist   3 5         4 7  
Incarnate Word*   3 6         3 8  
Lamar   3 6         3 8  
Abilene Christian*   2 7         2 9  
Northwestern State   0 9         1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fifth year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in third place.

Previous season

The Lions finished the season 4–7, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 2:30 PM at No. 21 (FBS) Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK FSN L 7–61   50,079
September 10 7:00 PM at Southern Utah* Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT WBS L 23–28   7,010
September 24 6:00 PM Northwestern State Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA CST W 34–24   6,406
October 1 7:00 PM at Lamar Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX ESPN3 L 14–38   7,032
October 8 6:00 PM No. 20 McNeese State Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA CST W 31–24   6,165
October 15 3:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 58–34   8,314
October 22 4:00 PM Houston Baptistdagger Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA Southeastern Channel W 37–3   6,603
October 29 2:30 PM No. 19 Central Arkansas Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA ESPN3 L 10–45   4,241
November 5 2:30 PM at Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX UIWtv W 30–10   5,746
November 12 7:00 PM Abilene Christian Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA Southeastern Channel W 31–19   4,331
November 17 6:00 PM at Nicholls State Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic) ASN W 44–42   7,002
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Oklahoma State

Southeastern Louisiana @ Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Lions 0 700 7
#21 (FBS) Cowboys 28 3219 61

Sources:[2]

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Southern Utah

Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Lions 10 706 23
Thunderbirds 7 777 28
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Game start: 6:00 MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 7,010
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Sunny
  • TV announcers (WBS): Art Challis, Devin Dixon

Sources:[3]

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 41–14

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Demons 6 0153 24
Lions 14 776 34
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:07 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 6,406
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • Television network: CST

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
30–26 2015 W 34–30

@ Lamar

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1 234Total
Lions 0 707 14
Cardinals 14 3147 38
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 7,032
  • Game weather: 75°F • 2 mph • Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Boatmann
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2015 W 30–27

McNeese State

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
#20 Cowboys 0 1437 24
Lions 7 0177 31
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 6,165
  • Game weather: 83°F • N 12 • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
17–23 2015 L 7–21

@ Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lions 10 20721 58
Lumberjacks 3 14170 34
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:58
  • Game attendance: 8,314
  • Game weather: Mid 80s • Partly cloudy, warm
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–11–1 2015 L 27–28

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Huskies 3 000 3
Lions 7 9147 37
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 6,603
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): John Sartori, Wesley Boone, Richie Solares

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 22–7

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
#19 Bears 0 24147 45
Lions 0 370 10
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 4,241
  • Game weather: 86°F • ENE 3 • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2015 L 16–21


@ Incarnate Word

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Lions 0 71013 30
Cardinals 3 007 10
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 5,746
  • Game weather: 80°F • NE 8 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: UIWtv

Sources: Box Score

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 L 2–16

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 1060 19
Lions 14 7100 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 4,331
  • Game weather: 58°F • N 5 • Clear, fair
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: Southeastern Channel

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 L 17–21

@ Nicholls State

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls
1 234Total
Lions 14 01317 44
Colonels 0 21021 42
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 7,002
  • Game attendance: 3:54
  • Game weather: 69°F • SE 5 • Clear
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
12–13 2015 L 24–27

References

  1. "2016 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. "Southeastern Louisiana (0–1) -vs- Oklahoma State (1–0)". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. September 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. "Southeastern Louisiana (0–2) -vs- Southern Utah (1–1)". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. September 10, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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